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Battle for Haditha
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Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War - 2007
6.9
70%
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An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.
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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
97 min
Release date:
11 Sep 2007
Country:
GB
Languages:
Arabic, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
In Battle for Haditha the British filmmaker Nick Broomfield revisits a wretched chapter of the war in Iraq.
– Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
7 May 2008
fresh:
Unsubtle but gripping, Battle For Haditha illustrates how a military that treats every man, woman, and child as a potential enemy can soon find that such thinking constitutes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
8 May 2008
fresh:
It might just be the movie this war has been waiting for.
– Andrew O'Hehir,
Salon.com,
9 May 2008
fresh:
Films about the Iraq war continue to come and, I hope, will keep coming. Among the most recent, The Battle for Haditha is especially notable.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
27 May 2008
fresh:
Lacking in subtlety and nuance, Broomfield's nerve-jangling movie nonetheless succeeds in showing the war from various vantage points. And from wherever one's standing, the view is profoundly disturbing.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
30 May 2008
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